Brompton owners

Agreed... it should come exclusively in black so we can pretend its a serious workbag for serious work... while we ride around on our folding clown bikes!

Joking aside though, I do agree. the navy makes it look like a school bag for kids.

Borough waterproof is looking like a great option. One thing though.. I have a 15” laptop and it says the sleeve is 13”. Anyone got any experience of jamming a 15” MBP in there before I go and try one in a shop?

hmm my 13" with a beefy thule case just about fits .. so 15" could go without sleeve I reckon

Max size of 3 speed conversion sprocket? On my Pre 2017 Raw frame the biggest sprocket I can fit is 17T and that is BLOODY tight. YMMV

Time to sell the pre 17 and go full Ti!

Mikey Tight-thousand

Here's my rack with Wizard Works Shazam.
Good size, sadly not fully waterproofed.
Expands well if needed.

It's designed to use voile straps to attach to a bike so links up well with the rack and feels reliable. It's a faff setting it up and getting it undone so I'm looking for something similar with a built-in Brompton fixture.

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Anyone got a front axle hook (e type - without mudguards) they want to get rid of?

Long shot but does anyone have one of the barbour Holdall bags they would sell?

Regards

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Dunno if it's your thing but I saw one on Facebook Marketplace a couple of days ago... £300 I think. London based.

Any good? restrap brompton bag

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Yes off a B75, you can have it for postage at cost.

Nice Brommie, is that a custom paint job?
Also, what's that on your bars?

While we’re asking questions about your bike… are those the standard Brompton bars with Odi grips? I guess you just moved the brake levers in a bit to accommodate the larger grips?

I want to put some Ergons on mine but been put off by reading that you need to chop them down. I have the flat Brompton bars on mine.

I've put ergons ga1 on, with the joseph kuosac bars not needed to cut down, think you would if you used roller wheels without rack tho

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My reply from a cutla pages ago

I have it and use it every day for a 13" macbook and a few extra bits and pieces.

It's a rolltop laptop case with room for some extra things... little more functionality than that.
I have a posh keep cup in one of the side pockets and a kryptonite mini-evo in the other.

Other Brompton bags use the removable rack frame type affair so that the bags can be >"normal" when the rack bit isn't needed.

The Restrap one doesn't do this.
Instead there's a stiff backboard and a permanently attached metal rack fixture on the back... >this is the bit that touches your body if you wear it that way so that can be annoying.
Also, my coffee table has a scratch on it from popping the bag on it.
It's not a dealbreaker at all for me but it does make it a Brompton bag and not a "sometimes >Brompton bag with the ability to use off the bike casually".

The magnetic closure is cool and useful but you've no doubt seen these on other things by now.

Orange liner helpful for finding stuff in low light.

Thin and discreet shoulder strap.

I like it for using on the train with the bike folded.
I also like it for just setting and forgetting by leaving some Brompton specific tools and tubes >in it so I don't get caught out by carrying the wrong sized tube or spanner or whatever.

For the price, I think it's a good bag and does it's job well.

Holds up great in the wet.

7/10

@Squircle Thanks. Yeah it's custom but not especially indicative of what's possible.
I'm one half of Quinntessential and Cole Coatings Workshop and some of the Brompton staff have been along to learn to wet paint in the past. I cheekily asked for a bike and they obliged. They sent a set of raw frame parts for me to refinish and 'cause it's a personal project, it gathered dust forever. I finally just squeaked it over the line last year with a very simple/easy-to-apply finish so I could get the bike rolling. Each piece has a different colour 'rubble', with a second colour splatter on it. Doing it this way meant I could use leftover products and not spend anything. This this Quirk probably shows the product better. To be honest, given what we're able to do, this should be a lot more intricate and involved than it is but I guess its like a tattoo artist with shit art on their legs, or a joiner with loads of DIY to do at home... your own jobs always get the least attention 'cause they don't pay!

Build wise, I don't know what "model" it is.
The frame is all steel but there are some newer P-Line parts on there too. I think they cannibalised some donor bikes to get me on the road.

That's a speaker on there.
It's attached using one of these, then this holding the actual speaker. I've got a Fidlock Twist Base on a few different bikes and my speaker just pops on there when I go for a ride. There are much more discreet ways of doing it than this but it works so I'm satisfied.

@hollow__legs Yeah. Standard Brompton bars. No modding. Just moved the levers. Nothing of it seems to interfere with anything else... although, I'm not certain I've actually slid the grip all the way on as far as it will go anyway.The fact that the grips only have a clamp on one end means you can get away wit using them to extend your bars a little if you needed... although, a bit naughty.

Thanks, good to know!

The larger ergons clamp on the end of the bars so they do have to be properly seated. I've got some of the larger ones on the M bars by moving the levers as far as they would go. No trimming required. The ergons have been the best upgrade for my use, so much better than the standard grips which put my hands in a really uncomfortable position.

101 psi rear, 91 psi front. Schwalbe marathon racers.

What's the name of those tyres and where can I get them from please and tanks

It's the Schwalbe One.
I think it comes as standard on the CHPT3 bikes but someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

They retail at £60 a piece and the cheapest I've seen them after a quick search is £52 here. I don't know this site though.

https://www.mailordercycles.com/m15b69s367p4257/Brompton-Schwalbe-One-Tan-Wall-Brompton-Fit/RS_GB/16309

Thanks

Does anyone know if it's possible to replace the non drive side bearings on a BWR hub without removing the internals? Obviously with the axle in situ it'll be hard to remove the metal weather seal and I don't really want to destroy it in the process as I can't seem to find replacements online.

Yours is an S2L (I like the multiple colours), or in new money a C-Line Urban Low. Personally I hate B’s new description of models.

My own 2012 H6R = C-Line Explore High, but modded with a JK 100mm mid riser (trimmed to 560mm), so probably a C-Line Explore Mid.

Very helpful.

Thank you!

I mean, you can do but it makes the job far harder